a lost lake, heavy rain, Kifaru E&E christening, and time with the GF & brats

Maybe if you bought each of them their very own Mora there would be less whining. :)
 
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we were still climbing up the road, thru the dense overgrown forest. Seeing a pattern in the forest? fires are NOT allowed to burn naturally, which would clear away this clutter and forest floor mess and allow the pinecones from the douglas firs to crack open and the seeds to grow, and also allow food plants to grow (berries etc)
 
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on and on thru the wet woods!



not quite at the lake yet.....much to the chagrin of the chilluns, but they and the GF had fun clambering on top of that giant stump!
 
heading down thru the debris to the lake



in literally minutes it went from spitting rain, to dark skies and one hell of a torrent




we threw garbage bags on the kids, stowed the camera and bugged out back thru the woods. We had gotten soaked thru in seconds.
 
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we double timed back to the trailhead, the boy and girl lagging behind. Both were, cranky, to say it politely. Complaining about how tired and wet they were. I politely reminded them that ALL of us were tired and wet, and that no one person was worse off than the rest. I also stated to them that walking that slow and shuffling their feet will only delay us getting back to hot showers and hot chocolate. They finally picked up the pace a bit, but only after 9 km of dragging their heels and B*******. My GF was getting grumpy listening to them, and i put about a 1/4 click between them and me, concentrating on my pace and ignoring my twisted swelling knee (old injury). Put em up and put them down, right foot left foot right foot left foot....on and on. Popped a Benzaprine pill or three from my FAK to kill the knee pain for the final push. (PRESCRIBED by my Doctor)

right before the final mega hill we ran into these two deer not 5 feet off the trail from us


 
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Mountain bikes are the answer to that. My dad has two 24 inch GT Zaskars in the basement that would be perfect for teaching kids how to mountain bike, it's thrilling, it's fun, and you can cover long distances easier. Plus it's good for the heart.
 
Unfortunately I am going to have to play mod on this one and ask you to cease instigating some kind of battle. There are much better ways to present this thread. Please keep it positive or the thread will be closed.
 
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I make sure my kids have good footwear to help increase their enjoyment. Although my girls and I couldn't do 20k. '
 
Even though they were complaining while out there, I bet they were telling their friends all about it at school today and they will remember what a tough hike it was for many years, if not the rest of their lives. So I say :thumbup: for saving them from themselves, hopefully the GF is on board with the tough love approach.
 
Great thread and pic Bushman.Thanks for shairing.:thumbup:I cooked some cowboy potatos in my 10' dutch oven last week but did not get any pic's.:mad:
 
PorcupineMtns66 said:
I had one and agree. Even before I put X-Ray straps on it, the pack was barely noticeable on my back and it weighed in just under 18 pounds loaded up. The X-Ray straps i ordered really were not even needed.
I added a piece of conceal-X inside the bladder pocket to give it a bit of backbone and to keep anything pointy from irritating my back with just a light shirt on. It worked well.
It's a great daypack.
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any chance of a picture of the back pad you made? :thumbup:

as for the photos of the hike , GF & I shot over 1500+ photos, trying out the different settings on her new DSLR. We realized when we downloaded the photos, that a lot of them were shot on 12800 ISO...some of them did not turn out that great. But hey, thats what photography is all about, learning. :D

we must have shot about 300+ photos of the deer alone.....
 
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